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When purchasing a new laptop, which Wi-Fi standards are recommended for a college student that will be paid for by a frugal parent?

802.11ac is the norm today, and that will work with everything. If you buy a laptop and it doesn't have 802.11ac (or ax or something newer) you are getting shafted. when 802.11ac in the future doesn'...
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USB Wi-Fi stick or PCI Wi-Fi card with AP capability on Linux

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi This is a list of USB wifi adapters tested by the community. Part of the same website but a specific list https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/...
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USB Wi-Fi stick or PCI Wi-Fi card with AP capability on Linux

The devices that have been tried are client devices. They have small low-power antennas/amplifiers as compared to WAPs which have high power/gain antennas/amplifiers. Which is why a hotspot from a ...
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